Kenya: Livestock dying as ravaging drought deepens

Mar 04, 2017 14:07 IST

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Villagers walk past the carcass of a dead cow in the drought-affected village of Bandarero, near Moyale town on the Ethiopian border, in northern Kenya .The U.N. humanitarian chief, Stephen O'Brien, toured Bandarero village on Friday and called on the international community to act to ‘avert the very worst of the effects of drought and to avert a famine to make sure we don't go from what is deep suffering to a catastrophe.’ (Ben Curtis/ AP)

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Camel herders scoop up water in plastic buckets from one of the few watering holes in the area, to water their animals near the drought-affected village of Bandarero. (Ben Curtis/ AP)

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A herder drives his animals away after watering them, near the drought-affected village of Bandarero, near Moyale town . (Ben Curtis/ AP)

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A woman and a child seen in the drought-affected village of Bandarero, near Moyale town on the Ethiopian border, in northern Kenya. (Ben Curtis/ AP)

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U.N. humanitarian chief Stephen O'Brien inspects the carcasses of dead cows in the drought-affected village of Bandarero, near Moyale town on the Ethiopian border, in northern Kenya . O'Brien said he is confident the United States will step up and donate to aid appeals amid concerns of possible foreign aid cuts under President Donald Trump. (AP)

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A man fills a long line of plastic water containers from a tanker, in the drought-affected village of Bandarero. (Ben Curtis / AP)

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The carcass of a dead sheep lies in the desert in the drought-affected village of Bandarero, near Moyale town on the Ethiopian border, in northern Kenya. (Ben Curtis / AP)

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Camel herders scoop up water in plastic buckets , near Moyale town on the Ethiopian border, in northern Kenya. (AP)

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A herder drives his animals near the drought-affected village of Bandarero, near Moyale town. (Ben Curtis / AP)